Spanish México

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Este episodio cuenta la leyenda de porque el faisan y el venado son los animales que identifican a Yucatán.
Atención que el español en Yucatán es un poco complicado porque aún tenemos muchas palabras mayas en nuestro hablar diario, si tienes dudas, no dudes en escribirme.
Palabras claves:
Itzamná: Dios maya soberano del cielo, del día y de la noche.
El Mayab: Yucatán
Los chilam: adivinos mayas
Entre las yerbas: En el campo
Aguadas: Lugar natural donde brota agua limpia 
Ceibas: árbol originario de Yucatán.
Pezuñas: mano o pie del venado.

Referencias: 
Morales, G. (2000). Leyendas Mayas. Consejo Nacional de Fomento Educativo. México. https://st2.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3052292822
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Leyendas Mayas

El Mayab, la tierra del faisán y del venado

In this episode, Cambridge David will tell you what the examiner is listening for when he grades your IELTS Speaking Test. We look at the 4 different criteria, and we discover 2 things that are NOT included in your score. Most importantly, we learn just what a useful word 'gregarious' is.

Learn English with Cambridge David

IELTS Scoring Criteria - what does the examiner want to hear

In English there are many words related to temperature to describe a person's personality. Let's have a look at some.

The Social Evolutionary

How Hot is Your Personality?

《假如》
假如我有一枝
马良的神笔，
我要给窗前的小树
画一个红红的太阳。
让小树在冬天
也能快活地成长，
不会在寒冷的北风里
缩着身子，轻轻叹息。
假如我有一枝
马良的神笔，
我要给树上的小鸟
画许多好吃的谷粒。
鸟妈妈再也不用
到遥远的地方去寻食，
让小鸟呆在家里
苦苦等待，饿得哭泣。
假如我有一枝
马良的神笔，
我一定给不幸的朋友西西
画一双好腿，
还他一个健康的身体。
他再也不会只坐在屋里
望着窗外的小树和小燕，
而是和我们一起
在操场上奔跑，在草地上游戏。
假如我有一枝
马良的神笔……

绘本故事

假如

Neste episódio vão ouvir uma conversa com o prof Ernesto de Moçambique. Vão ouvir sobre o seu país e cultura!

Conversações pelo Mundo

Conversa com o prof Ernesto

Nissan has begun testing its new self-driving car on the streets of Yokohama.

The Japanese carmaker has been testing a Nissan LEAF prototype that uses its own self-driving technology.

During testing, the vehicle traveled on the busy roads of Japan's second largest city, close to the company's offices.

Nissan said the vehicle was able to predict the behavior of pedestrians, change lanes, and decide when it was safe to enter an intersection.

The prototype has 14 cameras, 10 radars and six sensors, and there was a safety driver in the driver's seat during testing.

This vehicle has more of this equipment than previous versions, according to Nissan, and has a number of sensors on the roof.

The company wants to release self-driving cars in 2027 and plans to do more tests this year in other busy parts of Yokohama.

It said that self-driving vehicles could help to make it easier for older people to get around towns and cities.

Japan is getting ready to have self-driving technology on its roads. The government changed its traffic laws last April to make this possible.

And according to a Kyodo News survey from the start of 2024, 36 of the country's 47 prefectures are thinking about using self-driving technology on their buses.

Many of the country's bus companies have had problems finding drivers and they have had to reduce bus services because of this.

Self-driving buses would help with this problem, but people are still worried about the safety of the new technology.

A self-driving bus service began in Fukui prefecture in 2023 but this was stopped after one of the buses collided with a bicycle.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Nissan Tests Self-Driving Car on Yokohama's Roads

Hello! I went to Kyoto for sightseeing during May 17th - 19th.
It was one of the most beautiful season in Kyoto, especially green color of new leaves.
I am going to talk about our trip on Kyoto.

What we enjoyed at the last moment of 1st day is Hakusasonso near Ginkakuji temple.

京都旅行第２弾
京都旅行の第一日目の最後は、白沙村荘　橋本関雪記念館でした。
ここ白沙村荘は　日本画家　橋本関雪が住んでいた邸宅です。関雪本人が設計した庭園と建物で、今の形になるまでに、１９１４年から３０年かかっており、広さは10,000㎡あります。
広い庭には大きな池や植木だけでなく、茶室や絵を描くための広いアトリエもあります。庭のどこを切り取っても絵になるように作られています。あまりに見事なので、写真をたくさん撮りましたが、podcastではその写真を見せられないですね。
この広い庭の景色を楽しみながら、ぐるっと庭をめぐっていくと、最後に橋本関雪記念館MUSEUMがあります。今回、行ったときはちょうど橋本関雪　生誕140周年の展示をしているところでした。人物画はもちろん、馬や鷹、猿などの動物が今にも動き出しそうに描かれていました。　鷹の絵のハガキを買って、うちに飾りました。
このミュージアム2階のテラスからは、８月のお盆の「京都五山送り火」で有名な東山が望めます。　東山の頂上から少し下がったところに、炎で「大」の字が大きく描き出されます。残念ながら、私はテレビでしかその様子を見たことがありません。
ところで、ここ白沙村荘から銀閣寺まではすぐです。そのふもとにある「哲学の道」へも５分ほどで行けます。１．５キロメートル続く散歩道は桜の名所として有名です。実は橋本関雪がこの哲学の道沿いに３６０本もの桜を植樹したそうです。私たちがここを訪れたのは５月だったので、桜はありませんでした。　それでも、哲学の道はとてもよかったです。私たちは朝６時に、５月のまだ少しひんやりする朝の空気のなか、　新緑（しんりょく）が輝くこの道を　ゆっくり１時間かけて散歩しました。とても気持ちよかったです。
さて、京都の２日目の朝になったわけですが、この続きはまた次回にお話しますね。



やさしい日本語（にほんご）

京都旅行Vol.２ 白沙村荘　Trip at Kyoto vo.2 Hakusasonso

People who spend a lot of time sitting down might reduce their health risks by drinking coffee, a new study suggests.

Researchers from China wanted to look at the health effects of coffee drinking and time spent sitting.

They looked at health data for nearly 11,000 people in the US and followed them for up to 13 years.

During the period of the study, 945 people died, including 284 from heart disease.

The research team found that people who sat for over eight hours a day were almost 50% more likely to die from all causes, and nearly 80% more likely to die from heart disease.

That's compared to people who sat for fewer than four hours per day.

Sitting for a long time has been linked to increased risks of diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and more.

The researchers also found that people who drank the most coffee — three or more cups per day — reduced their risk of death from all causes by over 30% compared to those who drank no coffee. And they were more than 50% less likely to die from heart disease.

And drinking coffee even seemed to protect people from the health risks of sitting down: coffee drinkers could sit for more than six hours a day and still have about the same risk of death as non-coffee drinkers who sat for less than six hours.

However, the researchers said they didn't look at the effects of different types of coffee on our health, so they couldn't be sure which type was best.

They wrote that more research would be needed on this "miracle" drink.